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[QUOTE="David 76, post: 1592315, member: 4232"]
It is easy to pick on the Co-op. I guess the proof will come in how much better the replacement is or isn't. Right now student tuitions are less subsidized than ever, then the alumni association loses it's independence, then the bookstore. 
What is not less subsidized is Administrative Salaries. And they are impressive! I worry that we end up with buildings and an administration that no one can afford.
We have turned from a blue- collar school (where children of blue-collar workers could afford to school) to a cheaper alternative for upper-middle class kids whose parents are looking for a bargain compared to a $250,000-plus private school.
I hope I'm wrong about the Co-op. I think Herbst wants to, and has the ability to, improve the ranking of UConn. But, I have not heard her speak to keeping the college affordable for working families and I worry that the former is her priority.
What is it? 35% increase in the next few years?. We are a very expensive state U and it is getting worse.
The Co-op might make sense but I'm seeing a trend that centralizes power and seems to be losing sight of UConn's mission
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